Out of Africa - Spain

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Jan 2007 The 1,400 km voyage from Senegal to the Canary Islands is now the favoured way for illegal immigrants to enter Europe. But as many as 40% never make it. Every day, an armada of tiny flotillas brave the 11 day journey from West Africa to the Canaries. "So far today, we've had 293 arrivals. Several needed medical attention for serious wounds", states Oswaldo Lemus from the Red Cross. Under Spanish law, these men can only be detained for 40 days. If their nationality cannot be established in that period, they are released into the local community. But authorities here are being stretched to breaking point and calls are growing for the immigration laws to be reviewed. "The Canary Islands are very small. It's not easy to absorb thousands of migrants", states Harbour Master Salvador Mendez. "People are really worried about the future. We don't know when it will stop". In Senegal, the dangers of the voyage don't appear to be putting people off. Everyone knows someone who did not make the crossing. "Here, young people have no future", complains Alkally Sarr. He's already survived the journey once, only to be deported. But he's vowed to; "try again. For as long as I live".

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  1. ABERTO, on January 7th, 2009 at 13:46:46 Said:
    Gods people.
  2. NELSON, on January 7th, 2009 at 14:09:45 Said:
    que incultos son estos guiris ponen la la lambada que es una canción sudamericana osea de otro continente para utilizarla en las islas canarias .güiris incultsss
  3. Aubin, on January 7th, 2009 at 14:32:44 Said:
    europe never needed africa for anything but diamonds.hehe
  4. FIRYAL, on January 7th, 2009 at 14:55:43 Said:
    the main problem i see is no goverment and no water. give people the means to succeed and they will, well most will.
  5. Whitnei, on January 7th, 2009 at 15:18:42 Said:
    AH, and we COULDN'T "steal" canary islands (you don't even know how to write their name) because their people are NOT objects, and they're proud of being spanish, and they like it, and they play a VERY important role in spanish economy and culture. (I'm from Madrid, by the way) so SHUT UP Ah, and I really wished the whole collective of africans could come to Spain, but it's simply not possible =( I'm really sorry about them, but really, we can do little for them. But that little, we do it
  6. Aubin, on January 7th, 2009 at 15:41:41 Said:
    Canary Islands are NOT colonies or something similar. They're part of Spain and an autonomous comunity of it since a LOT of centuries, and canarians are really spanish as castilians or andalusians are. DON'T speak about countries you've never been to or never heard about excepto in some occasions. We DON'T even question the canarians to be spanish, we don't EVEN think about it, because they've been our brothers and sisters for a looong time. And, by the way, Viva Canarias, que bien bonita que es
  7. Maryann, on January 7th, 2009 at 16:04:40 Said:
    why prevent the africans who don't carry any guns & who don't want to threaten or use the europeans as slaves,but only improve their own & their families lives?increased controls around EU result in increased illegal immigration!think about what is really part of the reason for hard econ.conditions in countries like Senegal but economic barriers set by the west and organs like WTO!europe needs to turn around & instead cooporate with africa,europe needs africa as much as africa needs europe!
  8. ABHIMANYU, on January 7th, 2009 at 16:27:39 Said:
    so fucking what?! Fact is Spaniards invaded the canaries and took it by force. Something like South Africa would be a good example of a similar situation
  9. TARAN, on January 7th, 2009 at 16:50:38 Said:
    TenikePatrio...aperently you forget that Canarians are "Spaniers" ethnically and culturally europeans, they maybe some genetic legacy of the Guanches but that does not make us "Africans" or "Berebers"...Canarias es España!
  10. CHANDLER, on January 7th, 2009 at 17:13:37 Said:
    stealling the Canary island??...We Canarians are Spaniers, an indivisible part of the Spanish state...
  11. Aghna, on January 7th, 2009 at 17:36:36 Said:
    white dont have a heart,if african risk their life to reach spain,becoz in africa the situation is hard,there's no job and no money,they must understand that,you will never see withe people take boat to reach afrika like them,becoz hey got a better life
  12. FRICI, on January 7th, 2009 at 17:59:35 Said:
    NO FUCK YOU CHU LULU, if you love africa so much go live there, i bet within 3 days, you'll be begging to come back to the u.s., i know what its like to stop illegals, they need to stay in thier own country and clean the shit hole up!!
  13. GRIFFITH, on January 7th, 2009 at 18:22:34 Said:
    First thing FUCK YOU! This comment is mild compared to the others that I posted today. It's not that I don't understand your statement, that is not why I replied. I replied because what you said was hateful. It is hard to build a properous nation when you have no resources. Haiti, if I'm not mistaken has nothing to export. They are fucking poor. You stupid, fucking asshole! Colonization and slavery (Even though slavery ended in the last century is the end product of struggling African nations.
  14. Merwyn, on January 7th, 2009 at 18:45:33 Said:
    FOR YOUR INFO, you need to go back and read what i was stating, i was comparing the haitians coming to america with africans coming to europe, you people think your so smart, i have been to haiti at least 12 times, I KNOW FUCKING HAITI AIN'T IN AFRICA DOUCHE BAG!!i don't hate anybody, i am saying look at the countries in africa and compare crime, birth rates, you will see the countries with the largest number of whites are the more prosperous, you european people folks deserve this!
  15. DOANE, on January 7th, 2009 at 19:08:32 Said:
    For your information Haitains are usually the ones that get turned away even if they reach land. I think you are confusing them with the Cubans. Any Cuban that reaches U.S. soil has automatic resident status. Get your facts straight. Why does every hate Africans and people of African descent so much? European countries plundered and colonized Africa. They pit tribes against each other. They are exploiting the people and land for diamonds, many other natural resources. Yet, you hate Africans???
  16. WALDBURGA, on January 7th, 2009 at 19:31:31 Said:
    For your information Haitains are usually the ones that get turned away even if they reach land. I think you are confusing them with the Cubans. Any Cuban that reaches U.S. soil has automatic resident status. Get your facts straight. Why does every hate Africans and people of African descent so much? European countries plundered and colonized Africa. They pit tribes against each other. They are exploiting the people and land for diamonds, many other natural resources. Yet, you hate Africans???
  17. Radeliffe, on January 7th, 2009 at 19:54:30 Said:
    God bless you jackmackattacklack. Spain has a big HEART....Isn't it?.....Europe must learn a little bi of Germany, Sweden and Spain....
  18. RYBAR, on January 7th, 2009 at 20:17:29 Said:
    Fucking Spanish Assholes stealing the canari islands from us...
  19. HANFORD, on January 7th, 2009 at 20:40:28 Said:
    i was comparing haitains coming to america and africans coming to europe, you aren't very smart are you, maybe you need all those africans coming to your country
  20. Noemie, on January 7th, 2009 at 21:03:27 Said:
    hey douche bag, i have been to haiti at least 10 times i know where its at??i didn't say haitians were coming to europe, i was using that as an example..are you sure you are smart or a little retarded>???
  21. Maree, on January 7th, 2009 at 21:26:26 Said:
    ??? Haiti is not even geographically near the African continent. What are you talking about? You are now changing what you said, obviously there is no difference; ok it is a poor country, so what! I was just pointing out the fact that you were busy spewing venom about a country you can't even locate on a map. That is the highest form of Ignorance
  22. GARR, on January 7th, 2009 at 21:49:25 Said:
    they once were, no difference haiti is the poorest country in the western hemispshere, now tell me the difference between haiti and countries in africa!!!!
  23. Kanti, on January 7th, 2009 at 22:12:24 Said:
    Haiti isn't even in Africa? Stop giving Europeans a bad name! Or whatever you are
  24. Farrah, on January 7th, 2009 at 22:35:23 Said:
    Yeah, you're "canarian" You have freedom, but they wont do what you and two more people want.
  25. MASICHUVIO, on January 7th, 2009 at 22:58:22 Said:
    Awesome, Keep It Up

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